The Creamiest No Cream Carbonara Pasta Recipes

CREAMY SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position, set large heatproof serving bowl on rack, and heat oven to 200 degrees.
• Bring 4 quarts water to rolling boil in large Dutch oven or stockpot.
• While water is heating, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until shimmering, but not smoking.
• Add bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and crisp, about 8 minutes.
• Add wine and simmer until alcohol has cooked off and is slightly reduced, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
• Beat eggs, cheeses, and garlic together with fork in small bowl.
• When water comes to boil, add pasta and 1 tablespoon table salt, stir.
• Cook until al dente Reserve 1/3 cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta for about 5 seconds, leaving pasta slightly wet.
• Transfer drained pasta to warm serving bowl if pasta is dry, add some reserved cooking water and toss to moisten.
• Immediately pour egg mixture over hot pasta, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes or 3/4 teaspoon table salt-- toss well to combine.
• Pour bacon mixture over pasta, season generously with black pepper, and toss well to combine.
• Serve immediately.

NO-CREAM CARBONARA

Steps:

• Get the spaghetti boiling in plenty of salted water.
• Heat olive oil in pan over medium-high heat and fry the pancetta for 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Beat the egg lightly using a fork in another bowl.
• When the pasta is cooked, drain it but put a bowl under the colander in order to retain some of the water; you may need that later.
• Now return the pasta to the pan, and stir in first the pancetta with the hot oil, and then the beaten eggs. The egg will cook in the heat from the pasta, but here is where the flair comes in; you need to stir the egg into the mix so that it cooks into a cream and not hundreds of pieces of tiny omelette.
• Add the cheese, and if the mixture is too dry, stir in a little of the cooking water from the pasta (no more than a spoonful). Cook until the cheese just starts to melt and the egg is still creamy.
• Serve with coarse-ground black pepper.